Dietary management of the metabolic syndrome - One size fits all?

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Diagnosis of metabolic syndrome includes a set of laboratory and physical findings, including central adiposity, elevated TAG, reduced HDL-cholesterol, hypertension and elevated fasting glucose or insulin resistance. While definitions have varied slightly, from a practical point of view, identifying dietary and lifestyle factors, including low levels of physical activity, are important in designing a diet and exercise programme that can help individuals with the metabolic syndrome to reduce the associated detrimental health consequences. Specific features of the metabolic syndrome require intervention, whether dietary or otherwise, to move towards normal ranges. It is important to remember that no one size or treatment fits all. While central obesity is perceived as the hallmark of the metabolic syndrome, other features need to be treated independently if they do not respond to lifestyle change. The future may hold treatments for the metabolic syndrome that involve modulation of inflammation. Copyright © The Authors 2013.

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Champagne, C. M., & Bray, G. A. (2013). Dietary management of the metabolic syndrome - One size fits all? In Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (Vol. 72, pp. 310–316). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665113001316

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